The Franklin & South Manchester Railroad - it's all about the details!

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Update September 25, 2015 - pages 1-41.




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The Manchester Lift Bridge .............................................................. Page 1
The Colbert Yard Coaling Tower ........................................................ Page 2
The South Manchester Depot ........................................................... Page 3
The Burley Farm ............................................................................. Page 4
Blair, Campbell & McLean Inc...........................................................  Page 5
The North River Boat House.............................................................  Page 5
The Manchester Bus Terminal...........................................................  Page 6
Manchester Central Station............................................................... Page 7
Porky's Place................................................................................... Page 8
The Franklin Station......................................................................... Page 9
The Mt. Allen Trestle........................................................................ Page 10
Mackenzie Milling Company............................................................... Page 10
The Stone Roundhouse..................................................................... Page 10
Franklin  "Overview"......................................................................... Page 11
Franklin "Maxwell Bicycle Works"........................................................ Page 12
Franklin "Oandy Bldg"....................................................................... Page 12
Franklin "Clancy's Bar & Grill" ........................................................... Page 12
Franklin "Franklin Station Hotel"......................................................... Page 12
Franklin "J. Stein Loans Building"........................................................Page 12
Franklin "Grocers Warehouse Corp".....................................................Page 13
Franklin "Ellwood & Co".....................................................................Page 13
Franklin "Benny's Gas & Oil".............................................................. Page 13
Franklin "Squeak & Wilfred Bldg"........................................................Page 14
Franklin "M. H Vanderlip Laundering Co.".............................................Page 14
Franklin "The J. Winkie Co."...............................................................Page 14
Franklin "M. Sibiey & Company"..........................................................Page 16
Franklin "Jake Fish Co.".....................................................................Page 16
Franklin "Hotel Davenport".................................................................Page 16
Franklin "Maranatha Warehouse and Storage Co.".................................Page 16
Franklin "Kratz Scissors Company" .....................................................Page 17
Franklin "The A. C. Gilbert Co. Home of American Flyer Trains"...............Page 17
Franklin "McDuff's Salvage"................................................................Page 17
Franklin "The Salvation Army Building"................................................Page 17
Franklin "Paddock Bar & Grill".............................................................Page 17
Rocky Point Harbor "Light House" .......................................................Page 18
Rocky Point Harbor" Cap'in Billy's Bait"................................................Page 18
Rocky Point Harbor " Emporium Seafood Company"...............................Page 18
Rocky Point Harbor " Izzy Fish Company"............................................ Page 18
Rocky Point Harbor "Fine Scale Miniatures"...........................................Page 19
Rocky Point Harbor "Cooper's Garage"..................................................Page 19
The Fish Row area of Franklin .............................................................Page 19
The Rocks under Winkie's for Randy ....................................................Page 20
Franklin "Dixon's The Greatest Show on Earth Building"..........................Page 20
Franklin "Bertha's Bar and Grill"..........................................................Page 20
Franklin "Hammerbaum Boot Corp"......................................................Page 20
Franklin "Fox Run".............................................................................Page 20
Franklin "Duff's Coal" "the original"......................................................Page 20
Franklin "Fish Row" ...........................................................................Page 20
Franklin "White & Bagley Company "....................................................Page 20
Franklin "Bernstein's Fish Grotto" .......................................................Page 20
Franklin "In the Beginning".................................................................Page 21
Franklin "Rocky Point Depot"...............................................................Page 21
Franklin "Samuel C. Jollie & Co. Warehouse & Storage"...........................Page 22
Franklin "Ebenezer Griswold & Sons"....................................................Page 22
Franklin "The Franklin Gazette"........................................................... Page 22
Franklin "Stuffy's Tavern"................................................................... Page 22
Franklin "Downtown Garage".............................................................. Page 22
Franklin "The Fog Bank Cafe".............................................................. Page 22
Franklin "Continental Typerwriter"........................................................ Page 22
Franklin "Senour's Floor Paint" ............................................................ Page 22
Franklin "F.C.Lundquist .......................................................................Page 22
Franklin "Mulligan's Grocery Store"....................................................... Page 23
Franklin "Buddy's Bar"........................................................................ Page 23
Franklin "Empire Paint Co.".................................................................. Page 23
Franklin "Franklin Pipe Company"..........................................................Page 24
Franklin "Tubby's Cafe"........................................................................Page 24
Belverton "The Street Car"...................................................................Page 24
Belverton " The Rock Work"..................................................................Page 24
Chesterville "Overview"........................................................................Page 24
Chesterville " Water Tower"...................................................................Page 24
Chesterville "Casey Milling"...................................................................Page 24
Chesterville "Hirman Bros. Wholesale Meats".......................................... Page 24
Beaver Meadows "Overview"..................................................................Page 24
Beaver Meadows "Cartwrights Milling".....................................................Page 25
Beaver Meadows "The Sawmill"..............................................................Page 25
Beaver Meadows "John Allen Engine House".............................................Page 25
Beaver Meadows "Modified Overview 2014"..............................................Page 26
Beaver Meadows "The Hazen Boyd Company"...........................................Page 26
Beaver Meadows "James Town Waterstop"................................................Page 26
Beaver Meadows "The Yehudah Heating Company"....................................Page 26
Wolf Hollar Bridge ................................................................................Page 26
Avram's Baking Company.......................................................................Page 27
The Adam's & Westlake Mfg. Co..............................................................Page 27
The Covered Bridge ..............................................................................Page 27
The Mayfield Church .............................................................................Page 28
The Mayfield Station .............................................................................Page 28
McClosky's Market ................................................................................Page 28
Manchester Street Scenes .....................................................................Page 29
Raymo's vehicles on the F&SM ...............................................................Page 29
Jerome Marble & Co. ............................................................................Page 29
Jefferies Point Stave & Headings Co.........................................................Page 30
Jayes' Sanitary Compounds Co................................................................Page 30
Mayfield Tower .....................................................................................Page 30
Mayfield Loading Dock .......................................................................... Page 30
Stewart & Ashby Coffee Co.................................................................... Page 30
Elm Street Missions ............................................................................. Page 30
Howard & Fine Tailors .......................................................................... Page 30
Mayfield Service Station ....................................................................... Page 30
Flag Stop Dinner ..................................................................................Page 30
Aunt Flo's Bar ......................................................................................Page 30
A. & J. H. Stoddort Scrap Dealer .............................................................Page 30
Peter Leech & Son ................................................................................Page 31
Franklin Watchworks..............................................................................Page 31
Baxter's Building & Supply .....................................................................Page 31
Elijah Roth & Sons ................................................................................Page 31
Gargle Oil Company...............................................................................Page 32
Machkenzie Milling Company...................................................................Page 32
Mt. Allen Trestle....................................................................................Page 32
The Stone Roundhouse..........................................................................Page 32
Colbert Yard Water Tank........................................................................ Page 32
Colbert Yard Turntable........................................................................... Page 32
Colbert Yard Overview........................................................................... Page 33
Colbert Yard Icehouse............................................................................Page 33
Colbert Yard Coaling Tower .................................................................... Page 33
Colbert Yard Bridge .............................................................................. Page 33
Tenement Buildings .............................................................................. Page 33
Branchline Bucket Coaling Station .......................................................... Page 33
Kurttroff, Pickhardt & Co........................................................................ Page 35
R. W. Herrmann Paint Materials Building.................................................. Page 35
Brenner's Men Dress Shoes...................................................................  Page 35
Elijah Ashworth's.................................................................................  Page 35
Smokey Joe's Cafe .............................................................................. Page 35
Ashby Coffee Co. ................................................................................. Page 35
Colbert Yard Tower .............................................................................. Page 35
Bedford Falls Overview ......................................................................... Page 36
Bedford Falls box car red structure.......................................................... Page 36
Allen Deek's building............................................................................. Page 37
Bedford Falls Uneeda Biscuit Building...................................................... Page 38
Bedford Falls Dutch Laundry Building...................................................... Page 38
Bedford Falls Storage Company............................................................. Page 38
Oatman's Mercantile Building................................................................ Page 38
Chippy Hollow Hardware - W.S.Knot Company........................................ Page 38
Isiah Shalon Company........................................................................  Page 38
Bedford Falls Tower............................................................................ Page 38
Brambell's Plumbing..........................................................................  Page 39
Rusty Spike Dinner............................................................................. Page 39
Bedford Falls Station........................................................................... Page 39
Leroy's Grill Hotel Davenport................................................................ Page 39
Stuffy's Brewery................................................................................. Page 39
Sal Manila Egg Wholesalers.................................................................. Page 40
Stark's Coal....................................................................................... Page 40
Chester W. Rawlings Furniture Company............................................... Page 40
Barter's Garage................................................................................. Page 40
T. McAVITY & Sons Building................................................................. Page 40
Bortel, Harris & Company Roofers........................................................ Page 41
Gilmore Gasoline Garage.................................................................... Page 41

                                                       

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I talked to George yesterday and he told me that the T. McAVITY & Sons building was cut down by one story for it's new location in Bedford Falls. (Answer to the questions in the discussion on page 41).

George has been busy working on the layout in the area just as you walk into the room, around on the back side of Franklin. I can't wait to see pictures of this new area.

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It's time to move to the other side of the high line and the city of Dovertown.  Here are a couple panoramic overviews of the area.

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An overview photographs of Dovertown from Mark Dalrymple.

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And an overview photograph of Dovertown from John Sullivan.

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Before we move over to the other side of the high line George has a passenger platform at the high line level called Marthaville.

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John Sullivan captured this photograph of the high line structure.

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Behind and to the left of the Marthaville Passenger Platform we have a number of structures including, Brunos' Garage, Rollin Saywer Chemical Company, Bingo Cigar Company, among others.  I have very limited detail photographs of this area (it's on the list for my next visit). Mark Dalrymple
and John Sullivan filled in a few of the gaps - I have also added a few photographs that were digitally zoomed from overall shots (sorry they are a little blurry but I added them until we can get better detail photographs).


John Sullivan captured the area with this photograph.

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Brunos' Garage:

I learned that this structure is one of the few on the F&SM that was not built by George.  The forums own Postalkarl - Karl Scholz scratch built this structure (see pictures and discussion on page 46)








John Sullivan Photograph.




John Sullivan captured the roof detail with this photograph.

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Rollin Saywer Chemical Company (a FSM kit).








Mark Dalrymple captured this photograph.





This is another Mark Dalrymple photograph.

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Another large structure in Dovertown is The Home of  Stromboli & Sons Spaghetti & Pasta.

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When we zoom back out from Stromboli's four major structures come into view - Johnny Stechinos Taste of Italy Restaurant, Joshua Lionel Cown & His Lionel Train Company, Royal Cloak Company, and the Dovertown Station.

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A few pictures of Johnny Stechinos Taste of Italy Restaurant.